diff --git a/code/game_status.js b/code/game_status.js
index 6b657deb..d96b37ae 100644
--- a/code/game_status.js
+++ b/code/game_status.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 // GAME STATUS ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // MindUnit display
 
-window.updateGameScoreFailCount = 0;
 
 window.updateGameScore = function(data) {
   if(!data) {
@@ -11,24 +10,24 @@ window.updateGameScore = function(data) {
     return;
   }
 
-  if (data && data.error) {
-    // TODO? better retry handling in here...
-    console.error('game score failed to load');
+  if (data && data.result) {
+
+    var e = parseInt(data.result[0]); //enlightened score in result[0]
+    var r = parseInt(data.result[1]); //resistance score in result[1]
+    var s = r+e;
+    var rp = r/s*100, ep = e/s*100;
+    r = digits(r), e = digits(e);
+    var rs = '<span class="res" style="width:'+rp+'%;">'+Math.round(rp)+'%&nbsp;</span>';
+    var es = '<span class="enl" style="width:'+ep+'%;">&nbsp;'+Math.round(ep)+'%</span>';
+    $('#gamestat').html(rs+es).one('click', function() { window.updateGameScore() });
+    // help cursor via “#gamestat span”
+    $('#gamestat').attr('title', 'Resistance:\t'+r+' MindUnits\nEnlightened:\t'+e+' MindUnits');
+  } else if (data && data.error) {
+    console.warn('game score failed to load: '+data.error);
+  } else {
+    console.warn('game score failed to load - unknown reason');
   }
 
-  window.updateGameScoreFailCount = 0;
-
-  var e = parseInt(data[0]); //enlightened score in data[0]
-  var r = parseInt(data[1]); //resistance score in data[1]
-  var s = r+e;
-  var rp = r/s*100, ep = e/s*100;
-  r = digits(r), e = digits(e);
-  var rs = '<span class="res" style="width:'+rp+'%;">'+Math.round(rp)+'%&nbsp;</span>';
-  var es = '<span class="enl" style="width:'+ep+'%;">&nbsp;'+Math.round(ep)+'%</span>';
-  $('#gamestat').html(rs+es).one('click', function() { window.updateGameScore() });
-  // help cursor via “#gamestat span”
-  $('#gamestat').attr('title', 'Resistance:\t'+r+' MindUnits\nEnlightened:\t'+e+' MindUnits');
-
   // TODO: idle handling - don't refresh when IITC is idle!
   window.setTimeout('window.updateGameScore', REFRESH_GAME_SCORE*1000);
 }